Month: February 2016

Camp Douglas, WI — On February 23rd, two peace activists with Voices for Creative Nonviolence, Brian Terrell and Kathy Kelly, were arrested when they attempted to deliver a loaf of bread and a letter toContinue reading

Erica Chenoweth and Hakim Young for Denver Dialogues. In Brussels, more than 1,200 people protest against Europe’s unwillingness to do more about the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, April 23rd, 2015. By Amnesty International. Today, oneContinue reading

Fran Quigley writes about Jessica Reznicek’s glass shattering protest. Jessica Reznicek, 34, an Iowa peace activist, was arraigned yesterday and charged with two felonies for breaking three windows with a sledgehammer at the Northrup GrummanContinue reading

Joy First writes about Phil Runkel’s action and trial. On Friday February 19 Phil Runkel was found guilty of trespassing in Juneau County, WI by Judge Paul Curran after a 22 minute trial. Phil had joinedContinue reading

David Smith-Ferri writes about meeting Iraqi friends seeking asylum in Finland. Last month, as US border patrol agents began rounding up Central American women and children denied asylum, a small group of international peace activistsContinue reading

Cassandra Dixon writes from the South Hebron Hills: After a breakdown in mediation between the State of Israel and the Palestinian villages of Massafer Yatta, Israeli authorities destroyed 24 homes in the South Hebron Hills.Continue reading

To listen to Carolyn Coe’s interview with Aaron Hughes and the Afghan Peace Volunteers click link. The December 27th, 2015 audio interview is directly under the video of a previous interview with Aaron Hughes. Look for the playContinue reading

On Thursday morning, January 28, thirty life sized cutouts of Syracuse peacemaker Jerry Berrigan blockaded the main entrance of Hancock Air National Guard Base outside Syracuse, NY. The cutouts were accompanied by twelve nonviolent droneContinue reading